Merano – the Italian Alps


On the way back from Verona we stopped for 2 days for a quick visit in Merano. The landscape around is beautiful and the city used to be pretty famous back in the 70s/80s, due to a relatively modest micro climate in the valley and it’s thermal waters. You can still tell from many picturesque buildings and hotels but unfortunately, the city has put on some patina since then (just trying to say it in a polite way).

The old spa hotel downtown Merano
The old spa hotel downtown Merano
Beautiful streets, but the city looks a bit like the charming 70s in many areas
Beautiful streets, but the city looks a bit like the charming 70s in many areas
Our hotel and our Indigo Blue baby
Hiking
Hiking in the mountains above Merano, due to the micro climate there are even palm trees
still hiking....
still hiking….
Beautiful view across the city
Beautiful view across the city and valley

Verona – home of Romeo and Juliet


One of the advantage of living in Munich is that it doesn’t take us long to drive to Italy so we occationally do it over long weekends. In German there is even a saying that, Munich is the Northern most part of Italy and Milan is the Southern most part of Germany, meaning that Munich or Bavaria has quite a strong connection to Italy, and the other way around.

We love coming down for skiing in the winter and for some city trips during summer time because the weather is always nicer and the foods are always better in the South ;-).

Starting the day with an F-Type test drive is a good start of the day ;-)
Starting the day with an F-Type test drive is a good start of the day 😉
Spot the horse in the streets of Verona
Spot the horse in the streets of Verona
One of many nice buildings
City Church
Cozy little streets downtown
Cozy little streets downtown
another street - was a bit difficult to find one that has not been overcrowded
another street – was a bit difficult to find an empty one
THE balcony ....
THE balcony ….
Juliet, some parts of the statue seem to be more interesting to touch than others
Juliet, some parts of the statue seem to be more interesting to touch than others
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The main street into town, the Alps in the background
The main street heading into town, the Italian Alps in the background
Central plaza, almost always crowded
Central plaza, almost always crowded

Inside the castle
Inside the castle
Crossing the bridge over river Etsch (Adige in Italian)
Crossing the bridge over river Etsch (Adige in Italian)
The bridge in total
The bridge in total
Not sure if they are supposed to be R&J....
Not sure if they are supposed to be R&J….
Our retirement home ;-)
Our retirement home 😉

In Italy it's always easy to find good food
In Italy it’s always easy to find good food

I liked to color of that fish market with the blue sky behind
I liked the color of that fish market with the blue sky behind